Table 4. Demographic, clinical characteristics and laboratory assessments of confirmed brucellosis cases in Kajiado, Kenya 2015–2016 (n = 4).
Laboratory assessments | |||||||
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Patient # age[y]/sex | Occupation | Days since onset of symptoms | symptoms | RBT | ELISA IgM | ELISA IgG | TAC |
Brucella spp* | |||||||
1. 10/M | Child | 4 | Fever, Headache, Joint pains | + | - | + | NT |
2. 38/F | Housewife | 4 | Fever, Headache, Joint pains, night sweats, lack of appetite, abdominal pains, fatigue | + | + | - | - |
3. 45/F | Housewife | 14 | Fever, Headache, Muscle pain, fatigue, back pains | + | + | - | + |
4. 30/F | Housewife | 28 | Fever, headache, joint pains, lack of appetite, back pains | + | + | + | + |